Mercy Sports Medicine Offers Coaches Clinic May 29

May 02, 2013

Mercy Sports Medicine Offers Coaches Clinic May 29

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North Canton, OH: Mercy Sports Medicine will host a Coaches Clinic from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29 at Mercy Health Center of North Canton, located at 6200 Whipple Ave., N.W. The cost of the Clinic is $20, and each coach attending will be able to apply for the state permit upon completion of the clinic. Approved by the Ohio Department of Education, the clinic meets guidelines on the length and content of clinics held in Ohio:

Mark J. Hudak, M.D., medical director of Mercy Sports Medicine, and Mercy athletic trainers instruct the clinic through lecture and hands-on techniques to give coaches the ability to keep their athletes healthy and in the game. Mercy’s clinics are for coaches of all sports, but seating is limited. For more information or to register, call 330-966-8920.

Mercy Medical Center, a ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System, operates a 476-bed hospital serving Stark, Carroll, Wayne, Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties and parts of Southeastern Ohio. It has 620 members on its Medical Staff and employs 2,500 people. Mercy operates outpatient health centers in Carroll County, Jackson Township, Lake Township, Louisville, North Canton, Plain Township and Tuscarawas County. A Catholic hospital, Mercy Medical Center upholds the mission and philosophy of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and continues to be responsive to the needs of the community. For more information, see cantonmercy.org.